Cow poke



W. H. LEN HART COW POKE Filed June 13. 1923 @f-asses:

Patented Aug. 5, 1924.

WILLIAM H. LENHART, OF LOCKRIDGE, OKLAHOMA.

COW POKE.

Application filed. ,Tune 13,

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that L l/ViLLiAM H. LEN- 'HART, a citizen of the United States, resid` .of an animal in a manner similarto the use of a halter.

An object of the invention is to provide a device of theclass described adapted for application to the head of an animal for preventing the animal from going through or jumping over a fence which is free from all projections or parts ,designed to injure the animal in its attempt to climb through or jump over a fence.

Another object of the invention is, to provide a device of the class describedhav ing a main frame removably applied to the head of an animal and a pivoted member formed to fit over the nose ofthe animal for applying pressurefto its nose in an attempt to climb through or jump over a fence for causing the animal to withdraw therefrom, this pivoted member being adapted to move away from the animals nose when the animals head is lowered for eating.

A still further object of the invention resides in providing a structure not only adapted for use as a cow poke, but may be further adapted without changes in the details of construction for use on the head of a calf as a weaning device as well as preventing the calf from jumping throughV or over a fence. Y

Other objects and details of construction are clearly pointed out in the following .description and claims taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevationalview of the invention applied to the head of an animal,

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof.

1 indicates a longitudinally extending portion of the poke adapted for engagement with the front and top of an animals head and having at its forward end an upwardly extending portion 2 formed therewith terminating in a forwardly extending pointed terminal 3. The rear end of the portion 1 is curved downwardly over the back of the head of the animal and divided, as indicated at 4 into a pair of laterally 1923. Serial No. 645,019`

and oppositely downwardly curved portions 5 terminating in loops 6 on each side of the head of the animal adjacent the rear portion of the jaw bone. From the loops', the divided portions are extended forwardly along the cheek of the animal as indicated at 7 and formed into loops 8 slightly inthe rear of the nose of said animal, the terminals of said divided portion being eX- tending upwardly and laterally to said seat portion 7 as clearly shown in Figure 1 and indicated at 9 and formed into terminal loops 10 in line with the forward portion of the nose of the animal. A hinge member 11 is provided with loops 12 receiving the ter- `minal portion 10 on the ends 9 of the divided member, and a link 13` connects the central portion of this hinged member 11 with the juncture of the upwardly eXtending portion 2 on the longitudinal head engaging member 1. A pair of flexible members 14 provided with'snap hooks 15 and which may be adjustable in length are provided for connection with the pairs of loops 6 and 8 respectively, for securing the above described portion lof the invention to the head of the cow or other animal, said portion being formed in a manner similar to a halter, so that it will be effectively secured and held on the head of an animal.

A pivoted member 16 is provided intermediate its ends with a looped portion 17 of arcuate form adapted to fit the ends of the nose of an animal as clearly shown in Figure 1, and at the ends above the loop with a pair of diverging arms 18 terminating in eyes 19 adapted to be secured in the eyes of the hinge member 11 for pivotally securing said member 16 to the hinge member. The lower end of the pivoted member 16 is extended substantially below the nose of the animal as indicated at 2O and formed into a laterally and forwardly extending pointed terminal 21, the purpose of which will presently appear.

This invention as above described is applied to the head of an animal in the manner shown in Figure 1 of the drawings, and the flexible members 14 adjusted and applied under the throat of the animal for holding the main body of the device on the front and top of the head. When the animals head is in raised position as indicated in Figure 1, the pivoted member 16 will have the curved loop portion 17 and the arms 18 lying in close Contact with the nose ofthe animal as clearly indicated in Figure l through the action of gravity, and should the animal attempt to climb through or jump over a felice, the end 3 andthe ends 2l will engage in the fence and exert a holding action on the animals head. In this connection, the pivoted member 16 will act on the animals nose through the loop 1T when an object engages the pointed end 2l, so as to have a tendency to move the inember about the pivot and rearwardly thereof, which will have a compressing or pushing action upon the nose of the animal to pre vv ent the animal from pushing further forward through the fence and on the eontrary .causing it to back away from the fence. Y Y It is also to be noted that this device can be used as a weaning device for calves by merely changing its size to fit a calfs4 head 'and in no 'wayehanging the form of parts thereof. In this use'of the device, the loop portion 17' and the extension 2O will prevent the calf Jfrom taking hold of the cow and .the hook pointed end will vprick the cow and cause her to keep away from the calf. It is therefore seen that the device is capable of preventing a cow or calf from plowing through or jumpin over a fence as well `as preventing a calf irom nursing a cow. The deviceisalso free from projeptions which will prickorinjure the animal on which the device' is placed. Y

What is claimed is:

A device ofthe class described comprising ay head engaging member formed with a longitudinally extending head engaging pontiom an upward extension from said longitudinal portion atfthe forward end thereofn terminating in forwardly extending `pointed end, the rear end of said longitudinally extending portion being formed with laterally and oppositely extended divided portions curved downwardly and terminating `in loops at the lower end, forwardly extending cheek portions being formed with the 4loops at .the lower end of the last named portion, andV upwardly eX- tending portions at the forwardy ends of said cheek portion having a loop connection therewith at oneend and formed in terminal loops at the opposite end, a hinged member extending transversely of the head engaging member, and formed with eyes to receive said terminal loops, al link connecting said hinged member with the forward end of said longitudinally extending por tion, a pair of flexible `members adapted for removable connection with the respective loops at the opposite ends of the cheek engaging portions for Vremovably connecting the head engaging member on the head 'of an animal, and a member pivotally connected at one end with said hingeumember having a loop .formed `intermediate its ends and curved to lit the contour ofthe animals nose, the other end of said ,member being formed in a downwardly extending portion terminating in a forwardlyfextending pointed end.V In testimonyV whereof I aflix my signature.

' WILLIAM H. `LENHART. 

